Tablet-woven cord used to bind Buddhist scriptures
Product Description
Little is known about the Burmese art of weaving words into a strap, a skill once practiced by women, but now extinct.
The common colors are red and white, blue and white and red and yellow. The text nearly always gives the donor's name and pious wishes, often in verse.
Burma
Cotton
ca Late 19th century
The common colors are red and white, blue and white and red and yellow. The text nearly always gives the donor's name and pious wishes, often in verse.
Burma
Cotton
ca Late 19th century